30 Apr 2012

(Off their mega limited two track cassette that was just released. Goat take their voodoo afro groove in to 'The Heads' psych noise territory, and come away showing that they are the new masters of the fuzz wah freakout!)

Hookworms - Live in Leeds

(Great little recording of their recent set at a festival in Leeds in March...thanks to Dave from Optical Sound for sending it to us)

Kenneth Higney - Attic Demonstration

(Thanks to Kalle from Hills for telling us about this great album of 'outsider' lofi fuzz rock, wah folk, VU grooves, even some disco!!! And they are all presented in his unique 'new york dolls' swagger ' kind'a way...the vibe sorta reminds a bit of the Rob Star Band LP)

An ultra ltd Goat cassette is being releasd by the Swedish label Ljudkassett. The tape that is ltd to 100 copies contains two tracks The Sun The Moon and Goathead.

The Sun the Moon was previously available as the bside on the now sold out Goatman 7", and new track Goathead shows the band take their afro voodoo psych into a heavier, more 'The Heads' like noise groove.

The tape can be purchased at the end of the day today (23 April) from here.

The band have also made another youtube video for the track Goathead which will be uploaded soon, watch this space for more info. Also the date has been set for the launch of 'World Music', the debut album by Goat.

The band are also going to be in the UK for a handful of shows in October, more info on these dates will apear shortly.

12 Apr 2012

Mission Control's favourite festival has announced the first bands that are playing this years event:

Among the highlights playing so far there are:

Hey Colossus

The Telescopes

Black Tempest

Fairhorns

The Cosmic Dead

You're smiling now but we'll all turn into demons

Last years event which was co-curated by Rocket was an amazing weekend and we must insist you all go this year as we will definitely be going again for a third year running, to join in with the psychedelic chaos that is Supernormal Festival.

10 Apr 2012

Thanks to Charlie from Thought Forms for this link of onboard NASA video of Solid Rocket Boosters - From the upcoming Special Edition Ascent: Commemorating Space Shuttle DVD/BluRay by NASA/Glenn a movie from the point of view of the Solid Rocket Booster with sound mixing and enhancement done by the folks at Skywalker Sound. The sound is all from the camera microphones and not fake or replaced with foley artist sound. The Skywalker sound folks just helped bring it out and make it more audible.

4 Apr 2012

GNOD's Chaudelande Volume 2 has got album of the month on Julian Cope’s Head Heritage.

“Vinyl of the Month must serpently go to Manchester duo Gnod, whose powerdrive

Drone-a-thon epic CHAUDELANDE VOLUME 2 is a splendid sacred sibling to their VOLUME 1 release of just a coupla months ago.

Whoa there, kiddies, it’s like Gnod’s bombed out on a few Gregory Raimo pills, kicked into some churning NEU 2 mode, then made off on some fucked up Tractor with the plough still down. These two leave a furrow the size of a jet plane with a tailwheel, joyriders in boxing gloves with riffs the size of Eastern European technology.

Fucking eh, it’s truly glorious to see my ladies bopping in cardiac concert five times in a row. 5 times in a fucking row, brothers’n’sisters, Gnod are so on one it’s a beautiful thing to witness. Released on the inappropriately named Tamed Records, CHAUDELANDE VOLUME 2 is another item which should be considered an essential part of your sonic arsenal. That good, kiddies, that fucking good”

Watch this space for Rocket's future release of the combined volumes, but make sure you snap these up while stocks last. Read Julian's full monthly address: